| ADJECTIVE | all | drab, dreary | lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise |
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| all | drab, sober, somber, sombre | lacking brightness or color | |
| all | drab, olive-drab | of a light brownish green color | |
| all | drab, blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drear, dreary | causing dejection | |
| NOUN | attribute | drab, olive drab | a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown |
| Sounds | drae'b | |
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| Rhymes | ab / Ab / AB ... taxicab: 20 rhymes with aeb... | |
| Meaning | lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise. | |
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| Synonym | dreary | |
| Broader | dull | lacking in liveliness or animation |
| Catalan | igual, rutinari | |
| Spanish | igual, rutinario | |
| Nouns | drabness | having a drab or dowdy quality |
| Meaning | lacking brightness or color; dull. | |
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| Example | "drab faded curtains" | |
| Synonyms | sober, somber, sombre | |
| Broader | colorless, colourless | Weak in color |
| Adverbs | drably | in a drab manner |
| Meaning | Of a light brownish green color. | |
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| Synonym | olive-drab | |
| Broader | chromatic | Being or having or characterized by hue |
| Meaning | Causing dejection. | |
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| Synonyms | blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, gloomy, grim, sorry, drear, dreary | |
| Broader | depressing, cheerless, uncheerful | Causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy |
| Catalan | trist, negre | |
| Spanish | triste, sombrío, oscuro, negro, melancólico | |
| Meaning | A dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown. | |
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| Synonym | olive drab | |
| Broader | olive | A yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation |